Mini Beef Wellingtons

Hi everyone. Today I bring to you beef wellingtons, kind of. You see, the idea of a beef wellington (filet wrapped in pastry dough) is basically all kinds of amazing. I mean what’s not to like? Meat and pastries. So I have always thought about making beef wellingtons because they are so good, but the problem I always run into is that I don’t like mushrooms….like at all. They are some of my least favorite foods and are a key ingredient in this dish. Also, I didn’t want to make big ones as a main dish. Not sure why, but I was feeling the appetizer route. That led me to this recipe, which still included mushrooms, but I decided to change those out. I replaced the mushrooms with grilled onions and they turned out amazing. Obviously if you are a traditionalist, or a mushroom lover, go for the original, but the onions as a substitute worked just as well in my opinion.

Ingredients:

1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil

1 yellow onion, thinly sliced

1 teaspoon finely chopped fresh rosemary (can use dried)

1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

Sea salt

1 large egg, lightly beaten

1 16oz package frozen puff pastry dough, thawed

1 lb trimmed beef tenderloin, cut into 24 cubes (about 3/4 inch each)

1/3 cup Boursin cheese (I found a Boursin cheese with herbs at the market)

Directions

In a skillet over medium heat, sauté onions (or mushrooms) with rosemary, salt and pepper until cooked

Roll puff pastry out and cut into 3 in. squares (mine ended up being more triangles due to the way the dough was shaped)

Place one beef cube in the middle of the pastry square and add a pinch of salt

Top each cube with some cheese and some onions (or mushrooms)

Brush the edges of the square with egg wash and fold the dough over the cube to seal it

After you’ve completed this with all of the cubes, place them on a parchment lined baking sheet and brush the tops with the egg wash (I found it easier to just dunk and roll them in the egg wash)

Absolutely! I was looking at recipes for entree ones, but they seemed much more exhausting. These were slightly tedious to assemble and wrap individually, but it wasn’t too bad. A lot more room for error. Let me know how yours turn out when you give them a try!